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Next.io Co-Founder Says Insider Trading in Prediction Markets Is ‘the Most Difficult Point to Resolve’

DIGIT — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:45:05 +0000

Pierre Lindh, co-founder of iGaming media group Next.io, says Sportradar’s data deal with Kalshi is another step toward legitimizing prediction markets – but argues the sector’s insider-trading problem may be structurally impossible to fix. Sportradar ‘Takes Sides’ In Industry Standoff When Sportradar agreed to supply official data and integrity tooling to Kalshi this month, the […]

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Albert Dadon Says SWIFT’s Russia Ban Exposed Why Neutral Financial Rails Can Fail

DIGIT — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:33:48 +0000

The 2022 disconnection of Russian banks shattered the illusion that SWIFT was a politically neutral financial rail. It exposed a critical flaw in global financial utilities: having a democratic board matters little if a centralized legal entity is forced to comply with local laws. The Geopolitical Fracture of Legacy Rails For decades, the global financial […]

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Coins.ph Adds Bitcoin and Ethereum to National QR Ph, Reaching 700,000 Philippine Merchants

DIGIT — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:30:30 +0000

Coins.ph integrated bitcoin and ethereum into the Philippines’ national QR Ph network, allowing users to spend crypto seamlessly across nearly 700,000 local merchants. The Evolution of the Philippines’ QR Ph Network The integration of digital assets into the Philippines’ national quick-response (QR) code network is expanding to include volatile cryptocurrencies alongside dollar-pegged stablecoins, signaling an […]

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Rob Hadick Warns Tether and Circle Face Rising Pressure From New Stablecoins

DIGIT — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:30:39 +0000

Dragonfly General Partner Rob Hadick believes stablecoins are entering a new phase. While USDT and USDC remain dominant today, he argues that growing competition from banks, fintechs, and new issuers will eventually break the stablecoin duopoly and create a more diverse market built around specific use cases. Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick Says the USDT-USDC Duopoly Won’t […]

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Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick Says Stablecoins Could Grow 10x as Payments Adoption Expands

DIGIT — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:30:02 +0000

Stablecoins may have begun as a reserve-yield business. Still, Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick argues the next phase of value creation will come from distribution, compliance, payments, and the collapse of legacy financial infrastructure. Stablecoins and the Fall of Legacy Payments For years, the stablecoin market has been viewed through the lens of issuance. The most visible […]

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BitMEX CEO Says Regulation Opens Doors but Liquidity Still Decides Winners

DIGIT — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:30:45 +0000

The violent liquidation event on Oct. 10, 2025, was less about price action and more of a diagnostic test exposing the systemic risks of crypto’s deep structural fragmentation across centralized, decentralized, and disjointed collateral systems. Systemic Risk and Market Fragmentation When crypto markets suffer violent liquidations, public attention centers on headline numbers—billions wiped from open […]

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Sosana Founder Reworks Consumer Protection for Web3 as Global Token Launches Accelerate

DIGIT — Sat, 30 May 2026 12:30:06 +0000

The standard blockchain ethos of “Don’t trust, verify” has created a chaotic environment as anonymous token launches have bypassed traditional consumer protection frameworks. Instead of a centralized review platform, David Track advocates for a decentralized infrastructure. The Web2 vs. Web3 Trust Gap A single, uncompromising mantra has long encapsulated the founding ethos of blockchain technology: […]

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Community Is King: Why Wadoozie Is Ditching Online Hype for Real-World Participation

DIGIT — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:21 +0000

Wadoozie is a narrative-driven, on-chain attention network built on Ethereum, pairing a native ERC-20 token ($WADZ) with a real-world 48-state U.S. tour, 576 Signal Fragments redeemable for tokens (336 hidden across the 48 states, 240 in an online pool), and a Publishers Network that pays creators directly from a dedicated 7% of total supply. This […]

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OKX’s Gracie Lin Says AI Agents Need Sub-Cent Payments as Bank Rails Slow Tasks

DIGIT — Wed, 20 May 2026 06:30:23 +0000

Global laws are still trailing the technology when it comes to determining who is liable if an artificial intelligence (AI) agent is hacked or makes a faulty purchase. Gracie Lin says that with legal frameworks still being drafted, accountability needs to be built into the infrastructure from day one, not bolted on later. The Impasse […]

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Sydney Huang Warns AI Bot Collusion Could Spread Before Regulators Respond

DIGIT — Sat, 09 May 2026 11:30:23 +0000

With AI-to-AI commerce expected to increase the velocity of money, central banks may find themselves unable to react to machine-speed inflation or flash crashes. Experts suggest that regulation must be embedded directly into the code to prevent cascading failures. The End of Policy ‘Lag’ According to an April 2026 International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, the […]

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